226 results for: Eating and Drinking
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Large group seated at a bar, circa 1947
This photo shows a group of friends enjoying themselves at a bar. From left to right: "Horse Mustard" the bartender, Frank Fair (fourth from left), Geraldine (Hunt) Follings, Vera (Smith) Gale, Catherine Polk, Marjorie Polk Sotero, Doris Hickman Height, and Bob Groves (smiling man behind Height).
ID Number:2014.49.002.024.0082
Date:Circa 1947
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Six people posing behind a bar, Seattle, circa 1944
In addition to documenting Seattle jazz clubs in the 1940s-50s, Al Smith also photographed family, friends and other local scenes in the city's Black community. On this occasion Smith photographed three men and three women behind the bar at an unidentified venue. Signs on the walls advertise beer and food, and indicate that the photo was taken during wartime: two…
ID Number:2014.49.005.027.0311
Date:Circa 1944
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Betty Connelly with drink in back yard, Seattle, circa 1953
Betty June (Hartsfield) Connelly holds a cool drink near a lounge chair in a back yard.
ID Number:2014.49.006.007.0019
Date:Circa 1953
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Izzy Smith at a picnic, 1959
In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, he photographs his wife Izzy enjoying a cold drink at a picnic. Isabelle “Izzy” Donaldson (1916-2008) was born to a family of Black coal miners in Roslyn, Washington. She met photographer Al Smith in…
ID Number:2014.49.09.04.09
Date:1959
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Diners around table at Chinese restaurant, Seattle, circa 1953
Eight unidentified people sit together at a table in a busy Chinese restaurant.
ID Number:2014.49.014.056.0134
Date:Circa 1953
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Four women, possibly staff from the Basin Street Club, circa 1943
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends, and members of the community in their everyday lives. Here, Smith photographs a group of four women who appear to be staff at an eating and drinking establishment, possibly the Basin Street nightclub. Three of the women wear white jackets to protect their…
ID Number:2014.49.16.009.02
Date:Circa 1943
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Couple in booth at Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.Here, Smith photographs a smiling couple in a booth at…
ID Number:2014.49.16.022.01
Date:1945
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Group at a table at the Basin Streen nightclub, Seattle, December 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.On this occasion, Smith photographed a group of men and…
ID Number:2014.49.16.036.12
Date:1945
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Bar at the Rocking Chair nightclub, Seattle, March 23, 1946
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.The Rocking Chair, on 14th Avenue near Yesler Way, featured…
ID Number:2014.49.16.040.11
Date:1946
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Woman sitting at table at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, September 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.On this occasion, Smith photographed an unidentified woman seated alone…
ID Number:2014.49.16.051.01
Date:1945